Rail joint and brace.



J. FARRELL.

RAIL JOINT AND BRAGE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 15, 1907.

' Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

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RAIL J'OINT AND BRACE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN FARRELL, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at "Waynesburg, in the county of Greene and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail Joints and Braces, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a rail joint and a brace for the same, and the invention has for its object to provide novel braces for the confronting ends of two rails to the opposite rail of the track, whereby the confronting ends of two rails will be revented from spreading and causing derai ment of a train.

Another object of this invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive rail brace for connecting rails and preventing lateral displacement of said rails.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and then specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan of a portion of a track equipped with my improved rail braces, Fig. 2 is an elevation of the same, and Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of the track.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 designates ties, sleepers or supports for rails 2, 3, 4 and 5, said rails being spiked to the ties 1, as at 6, constituting a track for rolling stock. The confronting ends of the rails 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 are connected together by splice bars 7, and as is the ordinary practice, the confronting ends are arranged between two ties and the joints of one side of the track alternate with relation to the joints at the opposite side of the track.

To connect the splice bars 7 to the rails, I use bolts and nuts 8 and rail braces, said braces being arranged in sets and comprising tie rods 9 having contracted threaded shanks 10 passing through the splice bars 7, nuts 11 retaining said shanks in the splice bars 7. The opposite end of the tie rod 9 is flattened as at 12, to extend under the opposite rails and embrace the base flanges of said rails, as at 14. The flattened ends of the tie rods 9 are pierced whereby clamps 15 can be secured to said tie rods by bolts 16 and nuts 17. These clam s are adapted to overlie the base flanges of t e rails and firmly grip said rails Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. August 15, 1907.

Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

Serial No. 388,655.

whereby a lateral movement of the rails of a track is prevented.

In order that the tie rods 9 may lie close to the ties 1, said rods are bent upwardly, as at 18, allowing a greater portion of said tie rods to lie approximately in ahorizontal plane with the ties 1.

By referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, it will be observed that the confronting ends of rails 2 and 3 are connected to the rail 4, while the confronting ends of the rails 4 and 5 are connected to the rail 3, thus providing a rigid structure adapted to insure perfect safety of rolling stock passing over the track.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new, is

A rail brace comprising a transversely-extending member adapted to be connected to a pair of rail sections to prevent lateral-shifting of said sections and embodying an intermediate portion, a rail base engaging portion and a rail web attaching-portion said rail base engaging portion of greater width than said web attaching portion and of a length as to project inwardly from the base of the rail, said intermediate portion extending in a different plane from that of the other portions of the brace and said web attaching and base engaging portions extending in different planes with respect to each other, said web attaching portion provided with a shoulder and a screw-threaded shank adapted to extend through the web of a rail section and said web-attaching portion further having its inner terminus depending downwardly and merging in said intermediate portion, and said base engaging portion having a part of its length flattened and bent upon itself to constitute a flange adapted to engage one side of the rail base, said flattened part constituting a seat for the rail base, said base engaging portion having its inner terminus extending upwardly and merging in said intermediate portion, combined with a nut mounted upon the screw-threaded shank and a clamp secured to said flattened part at a point removed from the inner end of the latter and adapted to over-lap the other side of the rail base.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN FARRELL.

Witnesses:

O. M. HERTIG, GEORGIA M. LUSE. 

